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Environmental impacts on increased hydorelectric development at existing dams
This report has been prepared in support of the National Energy Strategy (NES) to examine the potential environmental effects of an initiative to enhance the development of hydropower at existing dams. This initiative is being considered by the US Department of Energy (DOE) as a way to increase energy resources that are domestic, renewable, and environmentally acceptable. The initiative would promote both the upgrading (increasing the capacity and energy production) of existing hydropower projects and retrofitting hydropower (constructing new projects) at existing dams. The hydropower development that would result from this proposed initiative would be in addition to the growth in hydropower production that is expected to occur without it. This report compares the environmental effects of the proposed hydropower initiative with the effects of producing the same amount of power using the energy sources that the additional hydropower would likely replace. The impacts of increased power production at existing dams are compared with impacts of two likely alternative electric power sources. Because the hydropower resulting from a proposed initiative is most likely to offset use of new or existing fossil-fueled generation and hydropower at new dams, the impacts of these other energy sources are compared with the impacts of the initiative. 33 refs., 7 figs., 2 tabs.
Environmental impacts on increased hydorelectric development at existing dams
This report has been prepared in support of the National Energy Strategy (NES) to examine the potential environmental effects of an initiative to enhance the development of hydropower at existing dams. This initiative is being considered by the US Department of Energy (DOE) as a way to increase energy resources that are domestic, renewable, and environmentally acceptable. The initiative would promote both the upgrading (increasing the capacity and energy production) of existing hydropower projects and retrofitting hydropower (constructing new projects) at existing dams. The hydropower development that would result from this proposed initiative would be in addition to the growth in hydropower production that is expected to occur without it. This report compares the environmental effects of the proposed hydropower initiative with the effects of producing the same amount of power using the energy sources that the additional hydropower would likely replace. The impacts of increased power production at existing dams are compared with impacts of two likely alternative electric power sources. Because the hydropower resulting from a proposed initiative is most likely to offset use of new or existing fossil-fueled generation and hydropower at new dams, the impacts of these other energy sources are compared with the impacts of the initiative. 33 refs., 7 figs., 2 tabs.
Environmental impacts on increased hydorelectric development at existing dams
S. F. Railsback (Autor:in) / G. F. Cada (Autor:in) / C. H. Petrich (Autor:in) / M. J. Sale (Autor:in) / J. A. Shaakir-Ali (Autor:in)
1991
64 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Environmental Pollution & Control , Environmental Studies , Electric Power Production , Civil Engineering , Hydroelectric Power , Water Resources , Air Quality , Aquatic Ecosystems , Dams , Fishes , Mortality , Resource Development , Terrestrial Ecosystems , Turbines , Water Reservoirs , Environmental effects , EDB/130600 , EDB/130100 , EDB/290400
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